6 health systems unite to create largest genetic database

Six health systems — Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.), CommonSpirit Health (Chicago), Six health systems — Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.), CommonSpirit Health (Chicago), Henry Ford Health (Detroit), Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), Providence (Renton, Wash.), and Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) — have launched the Truveta Genome Project, an initiative to build the largest and most diverse database of genetic and health information.